Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 9, 2008, 11:06 PM GMT+12 (11:06 UTC), 610 km (379 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-09 11:06:18 UTC
Depth
610.4 km (379.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.563° S, 177.822° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000ge8v. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 6622 days ago · 532 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.1284 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 6619 days ago · 697 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.8Fiji region · 6616 days ago · 622 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.8Fiji region · 6615 days ago · 571 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.5267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6613 days ago · 633 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 6605 days ago · 497 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6603 days ago · 593 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.0255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6603 days ago · 638 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.7245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6601 days ago · 527 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.8Fiji region · 6597 days ago · 522 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.8Fiji region · 6596 days ago · 549 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 6591 days ago · 572 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.8242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6591 days ago · 607 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.8Fiji region · 6588 days ago · 604 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.3Fiji region · 6586 days ago · 608 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 6586 days ago · 575 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 3.4Fiji region · 6584 days ago · 613 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 6582 days ago · 493 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 6580 days ago · 588 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.9225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6578 days ago · 592 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6577 days ago · 608 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 3.9272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6576 days ago · 563 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.5277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6630 days ago · 616 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.9253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6636 days ago · 628 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.5260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6646 days ago · 548 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.8274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6646 days ago · 582 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 6648 days ago · 573 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 6651 days ago · 417 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.8Fiji region · 6651 days ago · 578 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.4224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6653 days ago · 569 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 6657 days ago · 566 km deep · 62 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ge8v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC.